Crime & Safety
Report: Charlestown Lawyer Kidnapped Preteen Girl
He first made contact with the victim online, authorities said.

38-year-old Robert D. Smith, of Charlestown, was arrested last weekend and arraigned in Clinton District Court on charges of kidnapping and enticement of a child. Boston.com reported that the girl, 12, was later returned.
Smith, who was placed under house arrest, was ordered not to have contact with the victim. The only children under 16 years of age he is allowed to have contact with are his own kids.
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